6000di s3 help

[Shallow Gravy]

This is my issue. I have an old Coinmaster 6000di s3 that I am very fond of because it still works great, I have a ton of coils for it, it discriminates like a champ, and it's built like a tank. It also weighs a ton, and if I swing it for an hour my elbow starts to throb and I stop having fun. Even with a sling to help support it, I don't like swinging it for very long. I'd like to convert it to a hip mount or a strap mount. I've contacted Whites to see if they have any old stock they'd be willing to part with, but I thought maybe someone here has any ideas.

Thanks!

 

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[cudamark]

Sounds like you need a better sling. When mine is adjusted correctly, it takes all the weight off my arm.

 

[Shallow Gravy]

What sling do you recommend?

 

[cudamark]

The one on my equipment list....the Detecting Buddy. There are others that might work just as well if not better but at $20. I figured I'd give it a try. So far, I'm happy with it, although, the actual bungee they give you with the sling will probably only last you a few months but you can replace it with a regular one easily. The Swingy Thingy and the new Minelab harness work well too but are more money.

 

[Spectre]

I'll solve your problem right now. I had that very same detector given to me that someone had found at a garage sale for $20. It works perfectly but it was missing the lower half of the rod assembly, so it sat in my closet for 5 years.

It hit me about 6-7 months ago that I could probably easily replace the lower rod from White's and it occured to me...hey, I'll turn it into a hipmount or something because they are quite heavy. What I ended up doing was even better. I ended up needing to buy 3 pieces from White's that basically converted it into a hipmount, only better imo.

What I ended up doing was buying the 5' cord extension, the space saver rod (newer style black S rod), and the universal coil adapter kit for fitting the older style coils to the newer style rods. I also bought a $20 messenger bag from target that the control box fits into perfectly. With the 8'' coil, I can swing it for hours and hours, the 10'' coil of course is a little more heavy, but still light by comparison.

The only downside is having to slide the bag off my shoulder everytime I find a target I want to dig, but it's the tradeoff for reducing the swing weight by 90%. I was really quite pleased with how it turned out, and the total price for those parts from White's was $80 or so.

I can probably find a link to that bag on target's website to if you want to go that route, it has an adjustable shoulder strap, comes in olive green, and has about 6 different pockets. Very comfortable and allows you to operate the trigger and check the meter quite easily.

Bag -> http://www.target.com/p/mossimo-sup...r-bag-green/-/A-14557692#prodSlot=large_10_16